Desert Studies Overview:

Desert Studies consists of several components. First of all, for the general public interested in taking classes for personal advancement, Desert Studies offers many Community Education workshops through its Sustainable Living Center. For students seeking to improve or expand on their vocational skills, Desert Studies will soon offer two Vocational Certificate programs, one in Wind Turbine Technology and one in Solar Energy. For students wishing to get an Associate's Degree, the college offers a transfer Associate of Science degree in Environmental Studies. In addition, the college regularly offers classes with desert and/or environmental focus.

Upcoming Sustainable Living Classes

• Intro to Permaculture, September 5

• Passive Design & Retrofits, September 19 

• Alternative Building for Beginners, October 3 

• The Herbal Medicine Chest, October 3 

• Herbal Hand Cream & Lip Balm, October 10 

• Arid Landscaping & Simple Dry Farming, October 17 

• Hand Crafted Glycerin Soap, October 24 

• Sustainable Water Practices, October 31 

• Healing Arthritis naturally, November 7 

• Kitchen Medicine, December 5

Additional Up-coming Classes

• ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 17: Wildlife Law Enforcement

• ART 84 A-D: Painting the Desert Landscape and Its Flora 

• BIOLOGY 1B: General Biology-Zoology 

• BIOLOGY 1C: General Biology--Botany 

• ENGLISH 16: Literature of the Desert 

• ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 17: Wildlife Law Enforcement 

• GEOGRAPHY 7: Regional Geography (includes map-reading skills) 

• GEOGRAPHY 10: Geography of California (One or more field trips are conducted) 

• GEOLOGY 1: Physical Geology (Includes 16 hours of local field trips) 

• GEOLOGY 5: Environmental Geology 

• GEOLOGY 6: Geology of California 

• GEOLOGY 8: Geology of National Parks and Monuments 

• NATURAL RESOURCES 1: Conservation of Natural Resources 

• NATURAL RESOURCES 1L: Conservation of Natural Resources Lab 

• NATURAL RESOURCES 3: Introduction to Wildlife Management